By-laws for Diadem Imperium adopted as amended on November 4, 1786.
BY-LAWS OF DIADEM IMPERIUM
ARTICLE I.
Purpose and Powers
Sec. 1. DEFINITION. Diadem Imperium is incorporated as a secret society under the laws of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and being thereunder constituted a body corporate and politic, has those purposes and powers set forth in its Certificate of Establishment as amended and those further corporate powers and rights granted to it by law.
ARTICLE ll.
Board of Trustees
Sec. 1. PURPOSE. The business affairs and government of the Society shall be under the management and control of a Board of Trustees.
Sec. 2. POWERS. The Board of Trustees of the Society shall have the powers provided for in these By-laws and any additional powers necessary for the governance of the Society and not vested either in the Officers of the Society exclusively, or in the membership thereof. Interpretations of these By-laws shall be made by the Board of Trustees and shall be conclusive. Except as otherwise provided in these By-laws or otherwise provided by the Board of Trustees all decisions of the Board of Trustees shall require the presence of a quorum and shall require a majority of those present and voting.
Sec. 3. TERMS OF OFFICE. Elected Trustees shall serve for a period of one year beginning with the announcement of their election or at such other times as the Board of Trustees may establish. A Trustee appointed to fill the unexpired term of an elected Trustee under the provisions of Section 5 (B) shall serve until that elected Trustee's term has expired. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Board of Trustees from making changes of less than six months in the term of office of a class of elected Trustees in order to accommodate changes in the date at which Trustees are elected, nor shall anything in this section require a class of Trustees to cease serving before their successor class has been elected.
Sec. 4. VOTING. Each member shall have one vote on any matter voted upon by the Board of Trustees. A quorum for the purpose of exercising any of the powers of the Board of Voters shall consist of fourteen (14) voters. Any eight or more Trustees shall have the power to conduct the business of the Board of Trustees in the absence of a quorum, provided that at least a quorum of the Board of Trustees has either authorized the actions of the smaller group in writing or at a meeting.
Sec. 5. EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES. Ex Officio Trustees shall be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions made for their election or appointment to the office by virtue of which they serve as Trustees ex officio.
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